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Canucks' Brandon Sutter: Return close

by RotoWire Staff | Special to CBSSports.com

(12/11/17)Sutter (undisclosed) is slated to return within the next week, Jeff Paterson of TSN 1040 Vancouver reports.

While this report is encouraging for Sutter, it effectively rules him out of Monday's contest in Winnipeg. Sutter's next chance to play would then be Wednesday when the Canucks return home to Vancouver to play the Predators, though the team should give more updates when appropriate. With fellow centerman Bo Horvat set to miss an extended period of time due to a fractured foot, Sutter could move up in the lineup from his usual fourth-line slot when he returns.

Canucks' Brandon Sutter: Return date pushed back

by RotoWire Staff | Special to CBSSports.com

(12/4/17)Sutter (undisclosed) will miss at least one more week, according to Canucks head coach Travis Green.

Sutter's taken the second most faceoffs (407) of any Canuck this season and has won 51.6 percent of them, but he's been a low-end fantasy option with only six points (two goals, four assists) through 23 games. His eventual removal from injured reserve will be the clear sign that Sutter is ready to come back.

Canucks' Brandon Sutter: Still parked on injured reserve

by RotoWire Staff | Special to CBSSports.com

(12/2/17)Sutter (undisclosed) won't play Saturday against the Maple Leafs since Sportsnet 650's Brendan Batchelor reports the Canucks will go with the same lineup they used Thursday against the Predators.

There was some hope that Sutter would be able to play once the Canucks finished out a road trip in Nashville, but the veteran pivot remains on injured reserve and evidently needs additional time to heal. It's been a rough season for No. 20, as he's only posted six points (two goals, four assists) through 23 games and is no longer featured on the power play.

Canucks' Brandon Sutter: Sent back to Vancouver

by RotoWire Staff | Special to CBSSports.com

(11/27/17)Sutter (undisclosed) flew back to Vancouver after being hurt against the Devils on Friday, Jeff Paterson of TSN 1040 reports.

The Canucks' next two games are on the road, which means that Sutter can be all but ruled out for those contests. That would make the next chance for him to return Saturday against the Maple Leafs.

Canucks' Brandon Sutter: Absent for Sunday

by RotoWire Staff | Special to CBSSports.com

(11/26/17)Sutter (undisclosed) will miss Sunday's contest against the Rangers.

The veteran center evidently suffered the injury in Friday's 3-2 loss to New Jersey, and unless there are additional developments, Sutter will likely miss the remainder of Vancouver's road trip, which concludes Thursday in Nashville. With Sutter sidelined, Alexander Burmistrov will step into the lineup and serve as the Canucks' bottom-line pivot for at least Sunday's tilt.